Lorna Shore reschedule UK tour, announce upgraded venues

Deftones have announced an intimate London headline show next month. The alt.metal titans will be joined by grandson for the gig, which will take place at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town on June 13. Tickets go on general sale from 9am on May 20. The band are currently on the...

Following an absolutely brilliant UK and European run, Ghost have announced the next leg of their Imperatour. The band will be joined by the almighty supporting cast of Mastodon and Spiritbox for these shows, which kick off in San Diego, CA on August 26 and run through to Green Bay, WI on September 23.

This month, Tool hit the UK for their first tour on these shores in over a decade. You went, so you know it was awesome. Though each show had its own little bits of its own, there were some solid universal truths as well. Having had heads fried across several gigs on the run, here's what we learned…

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are planning to offer up properties on their Buckinghamshire estate to two Ukrainian families fleeing Russian invasion. The former Black Sabbath frontman, 73, and his rock manager wife, 69, are due to move back to their Grade II-listed mansion - called Welders House - in the village of Jordans, Buckinghamshire, in just a matter of weeks.

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The time has finally arrived for you to cast your votes in the 2022 Kerrang! Awards!. Taking place in London on June 23, this year's Kerrang! Awards will be a true celebration of rock and alternative's new generation, as well as saluting the legends who continue to push themselves – and our scene – forward.

Linkin Park have unveiled a new deluxe edition of their 2007 album Minutes To Midnight. In celebration of its 15th anniversary (the record was originally released on May 14, 2007), the band have digitally re-released Minutes… with four bonus songs that were previously only available via the Japanese and iTunes versions.

“How have the last two-and-a-half years been for you guys?” asks Gerard Way, half-sarcastically, a couple of songs into My Chemical Romance’s huge comeback show at Cornwall’s spectacular Eden Project. “Well, we’re here! And we’re very, very happy to be here with you tonight. Let’s play some fuckin’ rock music…”

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Following several pandemic delays, My Chemical Romance began their long-awaited reunion tour in the UK on May 16. The whole run has kickstarted with a two-night stint at Cornwall's spectacular Eden Project, which has a capacity of just 6,500 so is fairly intimate by Gerard Way and co.’s standards. And they brought a hell of a 20-song setlist for the occasion, opening with new single The Foundations Of Decay before going straight into the massive Helena.

For some of Australia’s most hardcore film buffs, streaming will never match the tactile, finite and nostalgic lure of the hard copy. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast. Olivia Bennett’s VHS collection started at a charity stall. She had grown up in...

Going home can feel like jumping into the ring: all defensive stance and fists up, ready to fight the ghosts of the past to preserve the person you have become. In Dubbo Championship Wrestling, this feeling is all too real for Rose, the unhappy heir to her father Des’s cheesy, low-budget, late-night wrestling event.

Yours Truly have just unleashed a new single, Hallucinate, featuring You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi. Says Mikaila Delgado of the meaning behind the track: “Hallucinate is an anxiety attack turned into music, detailing how it takes over your body so totally that it feels as if you're under the influence of something. I've struggled badly with anxiety and it's debilitating every day to be at war with your own thoughts. It's one of the darkest songs we've ever written but I found a lot of power in pulling out the chaos of how anxiety feels and sounds to me and putting it in a song.”

The lack of fanfare for Brigade’s fourth album is staggering but not surprising. The Londoners have kept a relatively low profile since returning from their hiatus in 2016, save for releasing 2018’s This Is Not For You EP. Given that all of its five tracks appear on Dissonance, you might assume that you’ve got the gist of this full-length follow-up/expansion, but you’d be wrong.

Following a huge 2021, Witch Fever are set to have another massive year with the announcement of their debut album, Congregation. Due out on October 21 via Music For Nations, the LP was produced by Pigs x7’s Sam Grant at Blank Studios in Newcastle, and, as vocalist Amy Walpole says, is “a step above what we’ve done before as we had a chance to experiment with sound and structure. It was our first opportunity to explore writing a body of work which was challenging but has been so rewarding!”

It feels like Malevolence have been fighting for this moment for a long time. When the (then-largely teenage) Sheffield savages first burst onto the scene with 2013 debut Reign Of Suffering it was clear they were a force to be reckoned with. That record’s no-frills meld of sledgehammer hardcore and machine-gun metal levelling anyone who dared press play. 2017 follow-up Self Supremacy saw them build on it, not only with increased ferocity and technicality, but also a violently affirmative message capable of connecting with fans on the world stage. Three-track 2020 EP The Other Side was another step up, adding a game-changing dynamism to their sound, with heavyweight brethren Knocked Loose lending their support. And yet, it felt like they were still on a level below the genre’s best: plucky Brit also-rans rather than genuine metalcore contenders.